Superconductor picks the ten best opera performances of 2017.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
(For Part One of The Year in Reviews 2017 click here.)
It wasn't easy.
From the opening salvo of the Prototype Festival to the year-ending scandals that engulfed the careers and sullied the reputations of two internationally famous conductors, 2017 was a turbulent year in the opera world. A lot of performances had to be picked through for the following list of ten, and we're sure that we missed a couple of worthy honorable mentions.
Chronological order, and all links go to full reviews on Superconductor.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| We end the Year of the Rooster with ten clucky I mean lucky operas. |
It wasn't easy.
From the opening salvo of the Prototype Festival to the year-ending scandals that engulfed the careers and sullied the reputations of two internationally famous conductors, 2017 was a turbulent year in the opera world. A lot of performances had to be picked through for the following list of ten, and we're sure that we missed a couple of worthy honorable mentions.
Chronological order, and all links go to full reviews on Superconductor.
